The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-01-20

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and Ohio Railway.
lille on the 10th, after u
SIS. Size leaves husband |
i little children and many
incastle Herald: Mr.. y. D. S. Beck,
the well-knowa Augusta cattle dealer is
again in Botetoms. purchasing cattle. We
are aiwty glad 10 see AR. iieck about. lie |
is a liberal a8d fair dealer. and leaves
some of the needEul circulating medium
benin him
Amherst Near Era: The suit which was
tried last week at iexington.in which the
Rockbridga Tin Mines y ere involved. was
desiael against the Gold Hill Tin Mine
Company. This aannls the lease made to
the Virginia Tin Mining and Manufaetur-
ing ,mpany. An appeal from the decis
s ION has been taken.
Deficiency bills are now in order. 70 Il
lus.fate The kind Of eeoEomy the demo
Gratis ;srac ice. the Secretary of the Treas
ury has lraDsm tied to Congress estimates
for deficiencies la the appropriations for.
the fiscal yeali ending January 81, 1887, for
the s,,;tiil; ena zee al the government, ag-
grsgaii g s., .2,7s 995.
a writer IN ibe Wig from Charlotte
ceun;v. is resting gnder the de!usion that
his comfy is not Known outside of its ter
Iitori.l limits. and that the Richmond pa
peers are ignorant Of its existence. Char
lutta, we think, Las rather III upenviable
polili:a nosoriety, and is very familiar to
the people of tie State-beeause of Dem
ocratic manipulation OF tie ballet box.
Mr.. George r. Frost, rich citizen of
Cairo. Ill, has worn the same hat for
eweniy-six years. While he was being
shaved The other Gay, some ore. stole The
OH hat aiil put a new one III lis place. =
Mr. Frost was disnant, and besides get
ting ont warrants for the arrest Of five or
six persons. paid a detective $l5 to work
up the case. ana teach his neighbors to
mind their own business.
Under tie Inter State Commerce isi!I.
should it pass the House, Of which there
is no Doubt. tie PIesiaent will have the
appointment of seven COM IA issoners, at a
salary each, of S. Geo per aDnun. There
are a number of uaines mentioned in con-
neetien with these appointments, among
Them Col ". Il. Morrison, chairman Of
The Ways ard Means Committee. but who
will not be IN the next Congress.
A life partnership formed hy Robin and
Alien Wilder. of Hartford. Indiana. sixty
years ago is.still in existence. snd the two
brothers have never had the slightest mis-
understanding. They are rich and highly
esteemed by all who know them. Their
property is absolutely tie property of
both, They never give any but Joint notes.
they never contract a debt that is not
equally binding upon each, and they are
care examples of happiness and prosperity.
Huntington Commercial From every
source comes tile Cheering Information
1 tat business in Ibis city the coming sea
son will simply ICON. With the building
of two OF three railroads TO converge here,
the building of water works at cost of
about :lG0, eco, the erection of a $4,000
school building. a SIS 0G0 Catholic Church
binding and the probable enlargement of
s:se G. & @. and Ensign Weeks. wiy may
we not l. ok for IN increase in business
sufficient 10 augment our population TO a
considerable extent.
Amherst New Era 1t is said of old
cousin Dick ) .eltpn, who lived aud
died a bachelor. tsat whenever he thought
of marrying he h I'd two plates put on the
table, and wien.he helptd himself tie 9TH
CT plate WAS helped also. This was cen
ainued until he was convinced that marry
ing was Il luxury too expensive for him to
indulge in. and he lapsed back into his old
ways. 1t has been suggested TO us that it
is just some such practical calculation as
this that makes bachelors Of some of the
business men of this town
Justice at Last.
On the 18th the House passed The Mex
lean Pension Bib as it came from the
Senate. and it now only needs the sigma
lure of the President TO become q law
1t provides that pension Of SIS per month
shall be paid all surviving officers and Ell
listed men VIII served sixty days in the
oiNAtCnii @"l anu nFit HblluldDiJ us
charged, and The surviving widows of such
soldiers, provided that such widows have
not remarked; and provided further that
every such officer or enlisted man or
widow who is or may become 81 years of
age shall. be entitled to- the benefits of the
act. or WHO has been disabled. suck, disa-
sailty rot having been received whilst vol
smtarily agaged in the late rebellion.
The Case of Cluverius.
AHith tie scere at l, ichmnud ON Eridav